Slipping Handlebars
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Slipping Handlebars
Well, i took my bike out for a ride for the first time a couple weeks ago and found something that freaked me out a bit while i was ridin.
I was mergin onto the highway, when i was adjusting my body to kick the pig and it felt like my handlebars moved. didn't think too much about it, but when i was merging, i gripped the bars and got set to pass a truck when, Yup those sumbiches moved.
got it home, back out the bolts, bolted it back down. grabbed the bars with one hand and moved them again. Pulled the top clamp off and the bars are not knurled.
Anyone know of a fix for this, or am i just gonna need new bars?
and the cheaper the better
I was mergin onto the highway, when i was adjusting my body to kick the pig and it felt like my handlebars moved. didn't think too much about it, but when i was merging, i gripped the bars and got set to pass a truck when, Yup those sumbiches moved.
got it home, back out the bolts, bolted it back down. grabbed the bars with one hand and moved them again. Pulled the top clamp off and the bars are not knurled.
Anyone know of a fix for this, or am i just gonna need new bars?
and the cheaper the better
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Are the bars grooved where the rubbing is happening? When I was kid I'd wrap emery cloth around the bars--rough side out--when I'd strip the bars on my stingray. worked like a charm!.... I didn't cruze at 80mph on my stingray, buy new bars!!
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My bad, guess i did forget a few things.
2006 street bob
16" apes came on the bike when i bought it. They do feel cheezy tho, and i could not find markings on them.
stock riser
Ya know, that cloth idea came to my head too from when i was a kid, lol, and no.
2006 street bob
16" apes came on the bike when i bought it. They do feel cheezy tho, and i could not find markings on them.
stock riser
Ya know, that cloth idea came to my head too from when i was a kid, lol, and no.
Last edited by thrillbilly; Mar 30, 2011 at 11:13 PM.
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If you have a two piece top clamp you can cut it so the label shows if you want to get crazy.... Nice thin aluminum, easy to work with.
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i have the carlini`s and they do not come kurled, but i bought there risers which have set screws you put a little red stuff on them and they do not move period, so i don`t know what kind of risers you have but if you can get a set with screws cheaper than going bars, do you know the brand name if so call them h.d shop here charges 40 bucks to kurl bars there is a actual tool for that
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Couple things I have done in the past that worked well-
Used a dremel and made my own "knurling" ... worked great.
An easier way...get a piece of inner tube and put it between the bar and the clamp. It won't slip.
With apes, make sure you have a one piece top clamp...apes get a lot more stress at the clamp...if it is a two piece top clamp set up the bars are gonna want to fail eventually.
Kevin
Used a dremel and made my own "knurling" ... worked great.
An easier way...get a piece of inner tube and put it between the bar and the clamp. It won't slip.
With apes, make sure you have a one piece top clamp...apes get a lot more stress at the clamp...if it is a two piece top clamp set up the bars are gonna want to fail eventually.
Kevin
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I recently ordered a set of non knurled bars. I have not received them yet. But here is the thread I started asking similar questions regarding the installation.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...questions.html
Cheers,
Tom
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...questions.html
Cheers,
Tom